Big Daddy Kane

Infobox musical artist


Name = Big Daddy Kane
|Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Antonio Hardy
Born = birth date and age|1968|9|10
Origin = Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Genre = Hip hop
Years_active = 1986–Present
Label = Cold Chillin' Records

Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York), better known by his stage name, Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American rapper. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group, the Juice Crew.

Biography

1980s

In 1984, he met Biz Markie, and the two struck a friendship. Kane would go on to co-write some of the Biz's best-known lyrics, and both eventually became important members of the Queens-based Juice Crew, a collective headed by renowned producer Marley Marl. Kane signed with Marl's Cold Chillin' Records label in 1987 and debuted the following year with the 12" single "Raw," an underground hit. Kane is known for his ability to syncopate over faster hip hop beats, and despite his asthmatic condition he is acknowledged as one of the pioneering masters of "fast-rap". His sense of style is renowned and set a number of late-1980s and early-1990s hip hop trends (high-top fades, velour suits, and four-finger rings). The backronym "King Asiatic Nobody's Equal" is often applied to his moniker. His name "Kane" came from Caine from the popular TV show "Kung Fu". The "Big Daddy" came from Vincent Price's character in an old Frankie Avalon movie, "Beach Party".

Big Daddy Kane has two sons, oldest named; Lamel Antonio Hardy who resides in New Haven, CT. Mom named Janet Boyd. He's now 20 years old.

He released his debut album under Cold Chillin' Records in the early summer of 1988 called "Long Live the Kane" which featured the hip hop hit "Ain't No Half Steppin". The following year, he released his second album and biggest hit to date "It's a Big Daddy Thing" which included 1970s sample throwbacks like "Smooth Operator" and the Teddy Riley produced track "I Get the Job Done" which hit the R&B top 40 during the closing of the 1980s. He also had a memorable verse on the Marley Marl produced track "The Symphony" released in late 1988 which included Juice Crew member Craig G, Masta Ace, and Kool G. Rap (later remixed to include Big Pun, DMX and KRS-One).

1990s

Big Daddy Kane appeared on Patti Labelle's 1991 effort, "Burnin'". He provided the rap chorus to the single "Feels Like Another One". He also appeared on the video release "Live in New York".

Widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers during the "golden age" of hip hop (1986–1993), Kane's experimentation with R&B beats and his alignment to the Five Percent faction drew criticism. Later albums, such as "Looks Like a Job For…", were acclaimed, but he was never able to return to the commercial and artistic success of "It's a Big Daddy Thing". However, he still tours extensively.

As an actor, he debuted in Mario Van Peebles' 1993 western, "Posse", and appeared in Robert Townsend's 1993 "Meteor Man". Big Daddy Kane also posed for "Playgirl" and Madonna's "Sex" book during the 1990s.

2000s

Recently (especially as of 2002), a rejuvenated Big Daddy Kane has occasionally been visible collaborating with alternative hip hop artists, including Jurassic 5, Little Brother, and DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies. He has released two singles, the Alchemist-produced "The Man, The Icon", and the DJ Premier-produced "Any Type of Way" (on which he discusses urban collapse in post-9/11 New York City ["Giuliani got New York lookin' like it's Amistad"] and the erosion of the middle class.)

Big Daddy Kane appeared on the trip-hop group Morcheeba's 2003 single "What's Your Name". In 2004, "Warm It Up, Kane" appeared on popular video game "", playing on classic hip hop radio station Playback FM.

In 2006, he appeared as a guest MC on the track "Get Wild Off This", produced by The Stanton Warriors for their Stanton Sessions Vol. 2 breaks mix.

In 2005, Big Daddy Kane was honored during the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. After a medley of hits performed by T.I., Black Thought, and Common, he came out to perform his beloved track "Warm It Up, Kane" with his old dancers, Scoob and Scrap. The performance was tremendously well-received. Kane and Kool G. Rap can both also been seen briefly in "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" documentary. Most recently, he appeared alongside the Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, and his longtime friends Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip in a segment of the 2006 Summer Jam concert (June 7, 2006, as part of an initiative by Busta Rhymes to honor the legacy of New York City hip hop.

On June 5, 2007, Chinga Chang Records released the mixtape "Official Joints", which featured "BK Mentality", a new track by Big Daddy Kane.

Big Daddy Kane made a cameo in the video for Game's Pain, by Compton rapper The Game. The video also featured appearances by Raekwon, Three Six Mafia and Ice Cube. The Game also referenced Jay-Z's former occupation as Kane's hypeman with the line "Ask a Jay-Z fan about Big Daddy Kane: Don't know him, Game gon' show 'em". The line can also be interpreted as a subliminal shot at Jay-Z.

Big Daddy Kane made a surprise appearance on the remix of the song Don't Touch Me of Busta Rhymes.

Discography

Albums

Appearances

*1989: Songs from Quincy Jones' album "Back on the Block"
*1990: "Burn Hollywood Burn" (from the Public Enemy album "Fear of a Black Planet")
*1990: "Erase Racism" (from the Kool G Rap & DJ Polo album "")
*1991: "Don't Curse" (from the Heavy D & the Boyz album "Peaceful Journey")
*1992: "#1 With A Bullet" (from the Kool G Rap & DJ Polo album "Live and Let Die (album)")
*1992: "Nuff Respect" (from the soundtrack of the movie "Juice")
*1995: "Wherever U Are" (unreleased track featuring 2pac)
*1995: "Live Freestyle" (featuring 2pac, Notorious BIG & Shyheim)
*1995; "In The Game" (from the Red Hot Lover Tone album #1 Player with Rich Nice)
*1999: "3 to the Dome" (from the Sway & King Tech album "This or That")
*1999: "Macula's Theory" (from the Prince Paul album A Prince Among Thieves)
*1999: "The Cypher. Pt 3" (from the Frankie Cutlass album Politics & Bullshit featuring Biz Markie, Craig G & Roxanne Shanté)
*2000: "Platinum Plus" (from the Big L album "The Big Picture")
*2000: "Class of '87" (from the Tony Touch album "The Piece Maker") (featuring Kool G Rap & KRS One)
*2001: "Three's Company" (from the Marley Marl album "Re-Entry")
*2001: "Discosis" (from the Bran Van 3000 album "Discosis")
*2001: "Loaded" (from the Bran Van 3000 album "Discosis")
*2001: "The Jump Off" (from the "Eastern Conference All-Stars II" compilation album)
*2002: "Stick Up" (from the Afu-Ra album "Life Force Radio")
*2002: "A Day at The Races" (from the Jurassic 5 album "Power in Numbers")
*2002: A Freestyle on DJ Green Lanterns "New World Order pt. 2" Mixtape
*2002: "Any Type of Way" (produced by DJ Premier)
*2002: "The Man, The Icon" (produced by The Alchemist (producer))
*2002: "Just Rhymin' With Kane" (with Just-Ice, produced by DJ Premier, from the "Fat Beats Compilation Vol. 2" album)
*2003: "Come Get It" (from the Soul Supreme album "The Saturday Nite Agenda")
*2005: "Welcome to Durham" (from the Little Brother album "The Chittlin Circuit 1.5")
*2005: "One Day" (from Spectac's vinyl single, produced by Khrysis)
*2006: "5 Deadly Venoms" (from the DJ Kay Slay & Greg Street album "")
*2007: "Brooklyn (remix)" (from the Joell Ortiz album "The Brick (Bodega Chronicles)")
*2007: "The Garden" (from the DJ Jazzy Jeff album "The Return of the Magnificent")
*2007: "Next Up" (from the UGK album "UGK (Underground Kingz)")
*2007: "Like That, Y'all" (from the album "Top Shelf 8/8/88")
*2007: "Cameo Afro" (from "")
*2007: "Bed Stuy Represent" (from the Domingo album "The Most Underrated")
*2007: "BK Mentality" (from the Chinga Chang Records compilation album "Official Joints")
*2008: "Across The Board" (from the Connie Price and the Keystones vinyl single)
*2008: "Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em) (Remix)" (from the Busta Rhymes album I'm Blessed)

References

External links

* [http://www.officialbigdaddykane.com/ Official Big Daddy Kane Website]
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* [http://www.scion.com/broadband/index.html?ch=0&sh=1&ep=15 Scion Broadband Interview]
* [http://www.unkut.com/2007/09/big-daddy-kane-the-unkut-interview/ The Unkut Interview]

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NAME=Hardy, Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Big Daddy Kane
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American musician
DATE OF BIRTH=September 10 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH=Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=